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This made her remember why people take up walking: It is because they no longer have anywhere to go.

Chuck Klosterman

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Chuck Klosterman
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 5
Author
Journalist
Music Critic
Breckenridge
Minnesota
Charles John Klosterman
Remember
Take
Made
People
Anywhere
Walking
Longer

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